noun
- an electron, especially when considered as the negative counterpart to a positron
Usage: physics
Examples
- The negatron carries a negative electric charge.
- In particle physics, a negatron is distinguished from its antiparticle, the positron.
- The scientist studied the behavior of negatrons in the magnetic field.
- Negatrons and positrons annihilate each other when they collide.
- The detector measured the energy of the negatron beam.